YES. Lord, I’ve been waiting so long for some new Eric Bana photos. Bana gets photographed less than Michael Fassbender! He gets photographed less than Tom Hardy! And personally, I think Bana is just as hot as those guys. My type really isn’t the brown-eyed, tall, dark and handsome Australian thing usually (I like men who are pale, fair and English-y) but I will always make an exception for Bana. He’s ridiculously handsome. And he’s got a nice bulge too.

These are some new pics of Bana walking through the East Village in NYC over the weekend. I suspect he’s in NYC right now because he’s about to begin promotion on his new film, Closed Circuit. Have you seen the trailer for it? Because it looks like a really good thriller. Bana is playing an English lawyer defending a Muslim man for a terrorist attack in London. Here’s the trailer:

I think this looks really good. Sort of Jason Bourne-y (especially with Julia Stiles), only with the legal system. I don’t think much of Rebecca Hall, but I don’t actively dislike her or anything, so we’ll see. I kind of wish Bana would do more movies like this. And like Munich, which is probably my favorite of his films. Closed Circuit comes out on August 28th, which means that in the next two weeks, we should have some premiere photos (hopefully) and some new Bana interviews. Yay! MORE BANA.

Why am I just noticing the bulge now?? Thank you for bringing that to our attention ¬¬
Freaky moment a second ago – watching Top Gear on BBC3 and Eric Bana cropped up as the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car!
*Twilight Zone Music*

Oh Amelia, celebitchy must not have corrupted you yet. I’ve been reading this site for so long that my eyes automatically go to the crotch of ANY guy I see…even random people. I’m such a perv, but it’s automatic now. I don’t know if I should thank or kill Kaiser, Bedhead, or CB….

On his own, I am totally meh on Bana, but he looks rather interesting in the movie. I actually havent heard about the film at all till this post, but now it’s on my to-watch list. And I like Rebecca Hall (but I cant believe I used to think Julia Stiles was a good actress).

Haha, I am so well knows around these parts! My lust for Hemsworth is 90% superficial = basically certain parts get tingly on-sight. Bana’s visage (or body) has no such affect on my loins. Plus he’s never been in a movie I enjoyed, so that I could take notice (I totally loved Thor – the movie – for about a year before I googled the guy playing the lead).

Do you really think Chris is dumb Anna? While he’s made some questionable choices in the wife department, he’s never come off as overly “dumb beefcake”. But I don’t know maybe it’s also because a lot of his interviews come off as boring too. I wonder if Chris was British if people would still see him that way.

I honestly dont know. First, bc I ‘want to marry him to death’ I idealized him a fair bit, esp after finding some earlier interviews where he talked about liking to read and his favorite books and wanting to be part of various adventures and fantasy worlds (a man after my own heart), and generally being well-spoken and quick and witty in interviews esp when playing off of Hiddles/ Evans/ Branaghs. I love the idea of Smart Hems. I like that he allegedly crushed on ‘smart girl’ Portman.

But then lately he’s been kind of one-note in interviews and too much of a ‘surfer bro’ and generally boooring, and, well, some of his comments (like at the Save the Ocean event) sounded really dim. So lately I’ve taken to calling him my DumbBunny, bc he’s still so cute and cuddly and I just want to hold him. So for now I dont care whether he’s brilliant or dumb as a rock, he’s still my top dreamboat.

I’m not sorry at all Anna! I really wanted to know your thoughts on the matter because this is a discussion that’s been brought up here before. And I agree while I don’t find him super intelligent I don’t think of him as stupid either. Last year he wrote this article for Variety talking about the movie ‘Rust and Bone’, he actually came off very articulate in it, although that could just be the result of a good editor.

Regardless, he’s hot and seems like a genuinly nice guy, that’s all I care about. I bet you’re sorry I asked huh? Haha.

WHOA. CHRIS. Wrote and ARTICLE??? Link please. Also, as someone whose job includes a lot of writing and a lot of editing, I can tell you that while an editor can make the work clean and coherent, he or she cannot make a bad writer compelling or engaging.

@Anna it’s kind of a tough call if you’re going on looks because Chemsworth and Bana are both hot in their own ways. But I have to go with Bana since I like them dark. For intelligence, Bana wins that to but for a freaking good time I would definetely call Chris. Hell I’ll take both Aussies and at the same time. I have no shame. They can make a vegemite sandwich out of me any day.

Having grown up watching him perform on Australian sketch comedy shows Fast Forward and Full Frontal, it’s a little strange seeing him in all these drama/action-type films, but good nonetheless. Just goes to show his range and talent as an actor!

I’m a long time lurker and really enjoy everyone’s comments… I’m pretty sure he’s very faithful. My friend is his U.S. P.A. and he’s always traveling w/ his wife and if not, he comes and does his press/work, and leaves as quickly as possible to go back home.

All right sister, you’re talking about one of the few actors I THOUGHT was faithful to his wife. It was my understanding he always brought his family on location with him – even hired a tutor for the kids – so he wouldn’t be away from them. I need more specifics on the sleaze you’re talking about. When and where did you read it, and when and here did this alleged sleaze occur? Is he implicated in a blind item?

He did a great Hector and made him a center of the film. I always liked him. Maybe cause he looks a bit like my man… Anyway I’d love to see more of him on big screen he’s one of the best actors out there but not used enough

If I could just change Mr Bana’s shoes to those hot rugged Australian boots…oh who am I kidding. He could be wearing a tinkerbell onesie and I would totally hit it (fanning self with paper work I should be doing right now, but life is just too damn short, isn’t it?).

He’s 6’2″ – to me, that’s tall. They used trick camera angles and had him stand in a hole during ‘Troy’, so he would look about the same height as Pitt and Bloom. Google photos from the premier – he towers over them.

There is a documentary on Netflix right now all about Eric Bana directed by Bana called “Love the Beast.” Apparently, Bana like Patrick Dempsey has a huge thing for racing cars. It is really interesting because he features his best friends and his parents heavily.

Humble and unassuming, Bana is phenomenal. This is a man who keeps it low-key and under wraps, never needing to overemphasize what is confidently, steadfastly there. Men were like this just a generation ago, but, sadly, so many of the guys post-1990 lack such humility.

he’s like Ben Affleck.
HOT but watching him on screen is boring.
Like he’s got all the right ingredients but they just don’t make for a compelling whole.
He was the best part of Troy.
Has been a great actor in most everything I’ve seen him in, but definitely not a movie star.

He’s a nice looking man, though I admit the only thing I ever saw him in was The Other Boleyn Girl, in which he played the worst Henry VIII in the most historically inaccurate retelling of Hungry Hank’s second wife.